Signs of life in economy as Stanislaus jobless rate drops

More people are finding jobs these days, but plenty of folks are still looking.

Stanislaus County's unemployment rate continues to drop, though it remains well above state and national averages. According to numbers released by the Employment Development Department on Friday, April's unemployment rate was 13.4 percent, down from a revised 14.5 percent in March.

A year ago, the estimate was 15.8 percent. Drops year-over-year signal growth in the economy.

To the south, Merced's unemployment rate for April was 15.5 percent, compared with a revised 17.2 percent the previous month and 18.0 percent in April 2012.

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